Explore European American football clubs and leagues.

AFLE

AFLE - The League Europe

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The League Europe 2026 season featuring franchises across Switzerland, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Poland, with the Warsaw Eagles joining from 2027.

EFA

European Football Alliance

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The inaugural 2026 EFA season featuring six elite franchises from Germany, Denmark, France, Czech Republic and Austria.

GFL

German Football League

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Germany's top domestic American football league, split into North and South divisions for the 2026 season.

GFL 2

German Football League 2

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Germany's second national tier, split into Gruppe Nord and Gruppe Süd, giving ambitious clubs a route toward the GFL.

AFL

Austrian Football League

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Austria's elite domestic competition, run by the Austrian Football Federation (AFBÖ), with 2026 participation extending to Prague Black Panthers and Fehérvár Enthroners.

IFL

Italian Football League

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Italy's top senior American football competition for the 2026 season, run by FIDAF (Federazione Italiana di American Football).

IFL2

Italian Football League 2

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Italy's second senior tier for the 2026 season, run by FIDAF in two regional groups (Girone A and Girone B), with promotion to the Italian Football League.

D1 Elite

France D1 / Championnat Elite

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France's premier domestic league, organized by the FFFA (Fédération Française de Football Américain) into North and South groups for the 2026 Championnat Elite season, culminating in the Casque de Diamant final.

NLA

Swiss NLA

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Switzerland's top national American football league, run by the SAFV (Schweizer American Football Verband).

LNFA A

Spain LNFA Serie A

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Spain's Serie A level of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano, run by the FEFA (Federación Española de Fútbol Americano).

PFL1

Poland PFL

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Poland's top domestic competition, the Polska Futbol Liga, run for 2026 as a single table of the country's leading American football clubs.

BAFA Prem

BAFA Premiership

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The United Kingdom's Premiership tier, split into North and South divisions, run by the British American Football Association (BAFA); the top two sides meet in the annual Britbowl.

BAFA D1

BAFA Division One

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BAFA's second senior tier, one step below the Premiership, played in six regional conferences for 2026: NFC 1 Scotland, North and Midlands, and SFC 1 East, Central and West.

BUCS

BUCS American Football

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UK university American football, including Premier and lower-division programs that feed the European football pathway.

VL

Vaahteraliiga

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Finland's top men's American football league — the Maple League — run by the Finnish American Football Association (SAJL). Eight clubs contest the Vaahteramalja final each September.

I-div

Finland I-divisioona

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Finland's second men's tier below the Vaahteraliiga, run by SAJL, with a playoff series ending in the Spagettimalja final.

United States collegiate American football at NCAA Division II level. Scholarship programmes with an established record of recruiting international and transfer-portal prospects.

The largest division in American college football. No athletic scholarships are awarded at any Division III school - a place is funded through academic and need-based aid instead.